Diego Maradona net worth

Net Worth: $5 million

About Diego Maradona

It has been calculated that the total amount of Diego Maradona net worth is as high as 100 thousand dollars, as of right now. Diego Maradona has become a huge success because of his career in football. When he retired he began to work as a coach of football. Thus, these two sources also became the two main sources of accumulating the total size of Diego Maradona net worth. Diego Maradona was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and his full name is Diego Armando Maradona. Diego Maradona is considered to be as one of the best football players in the history of this sport. He has been playing in various football clubs and also worked as a coach in different soccer clubs. A lot of people still believe that Diego Maradona together with Pele are the best football players of all time. In fact, he and Pele hold the title of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century.

In addition, Diego Maradona holds the record in football world of the highest contract fee. For playing in the team of Barcelona, Diego Maradona was paid 5 million pounds, whereas for his transfer to Napoli, he was paid 6.9 million pounds. Thus, his career in these teams not only made him more well known, but also added up to the overall amount of Diego Maradona net worth.

During his career as a football player, Diego Maradona has played in various football clubs, such as Boca Juniors, Argentina Juniors, Napoli, Barcelona, Newell’s Old Boys and Sevilla. A lot of people also believe that the best days spent for him were in the club of Napoli. When he joined this club, it was not that much known and with his playing abilities, the club became the league’s champion. Thus playing in it has also added up to the overall size of Diego Maradona net worth.

In addition to that, Diego Maradona has played for his Argentinian team, as well, where he also set some records. In 91 caps internationally, Diego Maradona scored as much as 34 goals. As a player, he has also appeared in four FIFA World Cups. In 1986, when Diego Maradona was the captain of the team, the Argentinian national football team became the winners of the FIFA World Cup, when it beat West Germany and many other strong teams. In the same year, Diego Maradona was awarded with the ‘Golden Ball’ for being the best player in the games.